Holiday Guide for Ireland in 2024

Ireland information

List of Public Holidays in Ireland in 2024

	Monday January 1st  Long Weekend!  New Year's Day Ireland: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday February 5th  Long Weekend!  St. Brigid's Day Ireland: St. Brigid is Ireland’s first native saint, the most celebrated Irish female saint, and was the Abbess of one of the first convents in Kildare.
	Sunday March 17th St. Patrick's Day Holiday Ireland: St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is a widely known historic figure. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery
	Monday April 1st  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday Ireland: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Monday May 6th  Long Weekend!  May Bank Holiday Ireland: This holiday is nowadays most closely related to the International Worker's Day celebrated around the world on 1 May each year.
	Monday June 3rd  Long Weekend!  June Bank Holiday Ireland: Known in Gaelic as 'Lá Saoire i mí Mheitheamh', this holiday was first established by the Bank Holidays Act 1871 when Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom
	Monday August 5th  Long Weekend!  August Bank Holiday Ireland: The August Bank Holiday in Republic of Ireland is observed on the first Monday in August
	Monday October 28th  Long Weekend!  October Bank Holiday Ireland: The October Bank Holiday is a public holiday in Ireland on the last Monday in October
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Ireland: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th St. Stephen's Day Ireland: The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Notes

• Where a fixed date public holiday falls on a weekend, there is no legal entitlement to for the next working day to be a holiday. If this happens a worker is entitled to either: A paid day off in the same month as the public holiday; An extra day of annual leave; An extra day's pay or the nearest church holiday to the public holiday as a day off.